The Southern Side of Paradise

by Kristy Woodson Harvey

First published 2020

Ansley Murphy has everything she thought she wanted. The man of her dreams has returned to her life in Peachtree Bluff, and her three daughters seem happy. Her youngest daughter Emerson, an actress, just got engaged and landed a major role. But Ansley feels uneasy about how perfect everything seems. Emerson shares this worry, sensing something wrong that has nothing to do with her recent health problems. Two new women arrive in town. One threatens to destroy Ansley's newfound happiness. The other could shatter Emerson's world completely. When long-buried secrets surface, the Murphy family faces their biggest crisis yet. The strong bond between Ansley and her daughters begins to fracture under the weight of revelations that were meant to stay hidden forever. The family must confront whether their relationships can survive the truth.

Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, contemporary, family-drama

Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking

Tropes: family-dynamics, secrets

Setting: Peachtree Bluff

527 pages · Hardcover · Thorndike Press Large Print

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